Highlights: Ueda gave an insight to episode 3 of his drama, Runaway - the story of his character Kuuya and his family.


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KAT-TUN Manual 2011.11.14 (Ueda Tatsuya)

Yo
I’m Ueda Tatsuya

Everyone
Have you watched Runaway?
3 episodes have been screened

For the 3rd episode
It’s our idiot – Kuutan
The story of his family

Regarding this episode
There is a secret

The scene at the okonomiyaki store where Kuuya, for the first time
Is going to sincerely apologize to his mother

That was the first day in Osaka
For the shooting

Before the actual shoot
There were rehearsals and test shootings
Practising like this for 4 to 5 times

The rehearsals and test shootings
Went smoothly

Finally the actual shooting came!

That was when something happened

I could not apologize in that straightforward manner

I don’t know if everyone understand what I mean

During that time
I totally became Ueda Tatsuya

Because of the many rehearsals, my desire for acting has increased
I should do this here. I should say it like that. Because I’ve think too much about it, I became unable to apologize to mum

Of course
I also couldn’t understand myself

When I spoke to the director

“You’re thinking too much right now. It’s good enough to apologise to your mother like you did in the rehearsals. If you overdo it, it will be hard to touch the hearts of the viewers.
Take as much time as you need to readjust your feelings”

He said that to me

However
Time is running
I cannot let Muroi-san (1)
The big group of staff and cast wait for me
That was what I was thinking

I started panicking

And totally freaking out

Looking at me like this
The person who had no filiming
Standing by the side all this while –

Hayato (2)

Suddenly
Shouted to me

“Kuuya!
Why did you break out of prison?!!!

Isn’t it to properly apologise to your mother
To have a fresh start!?”

At that moment
The words struck my heart

At that moment
Suddenly
Kuuya came back to me

And the initial feeling
From the rehearsals of this scene returned to me

The best thing till now is that
Director and Hayato are with me in this

A scene which I had to challenge multiple times because I could not get it
Managed to be shot

At that time
I thought that acting in a drama is an amazing thing

At that time without question
Ataru and Kuuya
Were in their roles off the camera

I was moved

I cannot explain it well but it feels like a turning point in life
In a setting where I’m surrounded by a good cast, able to absorb their professionalism

Even though I still have much to learn on acting
I’m good at expressing my feelings

I will do my best
To express Kuuya’s feelings
To the viewers

To experience what I’ve experienced above

To the smiling cast and staff around me, thank you very much

From now on
Without any hiccups
I want to express Kuuya’s feelings well for all the scenes

By the way, Fujigaya (3) mailed me
Saying he has watched it
I was happy to receive the mail

Everyone, please continue
To watch
Runaway!

Translator's notes:

(1) Muroi Shigeru acts as Kuuya (Ueda’s character)’s mother in Runaway.
(2) Ichihara Hayato is the leading actor of Runaway, in the role of character Katsuragi Ataru.
(3) Ueda is referring to Fujigaya Taisuke from Kis-My-Ft2 here.

Hayato-san, thank you very much for looking after Tacchan!(^.^)